Is the R32 Skyline GT-R the most iconic tuner car of all time?

The racing legacy of the BNR32 GT-R Skyline is one thing, and a bloody impressive thing at that, but is Godzilla actually the most iconic tuner car of all time? It very well might be. 

It is important to note from the outset I'm not claiming it to be the best tuner car. When I say "the most iconic tuner car I mean that if you ask a random person what a "tuner car" is, the first car they'd say is an R32 Skyline GT-R (or "Godzilla").

They've been built into some of the wildest road and race cars; won countless tuning competitions; became famous for the tuning potential of the RB26 and the capabilities of the R32 platform; and became infamous in the USA where they were banned from importation for many years. The lore around them, the all-conquering monster from Japan who stomped V8s and supercars alike, reaches far beyond car enthusiasts.  

The R32 GT-R transcends import laws. Millions of kids who'd never seen an R32 Skyline in the flesh grew up racing these beasts on simulators like Gran Turismo. And they were among the fastest cars in that game, making them hero machines long before many of us could drive.   

20 years ago hard-tuned Japanese imports ruled the roads in the UK, New Zealand and Australia. Power outputs soared, and these road-registered race cars were soon the most feared machines to spot on the street, even for sportsbikes.

You could park the latest Ferrari, Porsche, or Lamborghini anywhere on an Aussie street and if a heavily modified GT-R turned up the supercar would get zero attention. Long before they became collector cars these were outlaw speed machines.

While they made their bones demolishing corners, Aussies have seen street-registered GT-Rs outrun anything with licence plates. The last 15 years has seen the record for the quickest and fastest road-registered GT-Rs smashed into the low-6-second bracket; and that's faster than any of the V8s doing the rounds on Aussie roads right now. 

JUN II, seen below, reputedly made over 3000hp and was still driving all four-wheels, before it was retired in favour of a new, faster, safer build. It's time of 6.37@224mph is unlikely to be beaten by another road-going Skyline any time soon.

Surely this cements the R32 Skyline GT-R as the most iconic tuner car? If not, what is? Maybe a car linked to one of the highest-grossing film series of all time?